Workers' Compensation News

The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was liable for the payment of additional premiums to its insurance carrier because its workers’ compensation policy was subject to a loss-sensitive rate plan.
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An outgoing legislator who used to run the state Office of Workers’ Compensation, a current lawmaker, a defense attorney and an insurer group all say the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council has become too partisan and is stacked against employers.
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A New York appellate court ruled that an employer forfeited its argument that ulnar neuritis and cubital tunnel syndrome are the same condition by failing to raise the argument before the Workers’ Compensation Board.
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation and the El Paso Small Business Development Center have rescheduled a seminar for health care providers and staff.
Instead of Feb. 8, the event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 at El Paso Community College, ASC Auditorium, 9050 Viscount...Read More

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity shielded an employer for civil liability for an employee’s car accident, even though the employee was unable to secure an award of benefits for her injuries under the workers’ compensation law of another ...Read More

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an employer’s liability for an injured worker’s medical benefits is limited to the amount actually paid to the treatment providers, even if they were paid at a discounted rate negotiated by the worker’s personal health insurance carri...Read More

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could contest a citation for an alleged violation of state safety regulations, even though it did not file an objection within 30 days of receiving the citation, because the state had not sent the citation by certified mail.
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The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a bus driver was entitled to benefits for back pain because his employer’s expert had failed to address a medical expert’s theory that the disabling condition had been caused or aggravated by work.
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Today's Round Up

03/20/2018 |
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The North Carolina Department of Insurance has hired 15 new agents to fight a rising tide of insurance fraud.
Mike Causey
The state's General Assembly last year appropriated $2.4 million to hire the agents after fraud arrests jumped to 334 in 2017, a 60% increase from the previous year, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in news release. Each month, the department receives 400 to 500 fraud complaints, Causey said.
The new agents were trained at the department's anti-fraud academy and include a crime analyst, forensic accountant, attorneys and special agents.
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03/19/2018 |
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Texas could make better use of stop-work orders to crack down on employers who misclassify workers as contractors to avoid paying workers' compensation, a Washington, D.C., think tank said this week.
Andrew Elmore
The Migration Policy Institute, which studies migration worldwide, on Thursday released a study that shows immigrants are twice as likely as native-born workers to be employed in industries in which labor violations are widespread.
Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is common in low-wage businesses, the report said.
Some states, including Texas, are not ...
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